Car-lifting means



l. s CARPENTER- CAR LIFTING MEANS Filed June 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 30, 1930.

$11.1.; )Wilt Sept. 30,4 1930.

l. S. CARPENTER CAR LIFTING MEANS Filed June 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Shoot 2 gvwemtoz rse /m/v 5, Chepe/v adapted to rest.

1 Patented Sept.` 30, 41930 UNITE v'raresParlant?orifice:fi

IVAN s. onnranfrnmon DENVER, COLORADO, frssleiion 'ro GARDNER-Dimitris COM- PANY, ver DENVER, COLORADO, AA conroanrron OELDELAWARE cnn-mr'rmennliivs l,

ApplicationV `filed J une 26,

V10 provide a novel support for permitting the shifting LOli the car 'l'rointhe main.

lateral y track and for holdings` 1t when so shifted. As

the general typeoi` :structure is well' knowninthe art and may be exemplified, form-1 stance, by the patentto Krauschandlll/'ebenl No. 12418576, Dec. il, 1917, itis believed to be unnecessary to set forth the'entire car in detail."

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation'ot a portio of the carI traine and one of the nevel`supports.

Figure 2 is aside elevation showing the "parts after the car has been laterally shifted' to a position alongside the trackandis fixed'- ly positioned, f

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2, but showing` the shift wheel in its active posi.- 'tionp Y In the embodiment disclosed, aportion of the traine oiI the car is shown at d, said traine being c'f any well-known or desired construction, the portion shown being one of the longitudinal side bars and illustrated as oi; Vchannel torni. `Secured tothe flat V'face of the frainebar l by bolts 5 a vertical bracket 6, which bracket has integral ,depending side arms T connected attheir lower ends by cross bar 8 constituting a supporting shoe and preferably recessed `as illustrated at 9 to receive the top of the track on which it is Extending across the space between the depending arms 7 and mounted therein 1s a ulcruin pin 10 engaged 1n said arnis? and held against detachment by cotter pins 1l..

On this pin 10 is fulcruined a carrier lever 127 one arm of the leverextending inwardly beyondthe frame bar d `andV bracket, and having jonrnaled thereon a shiftwheel 13,

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f'lheethe'r arm of' the lever proj ects outward` cated" at `15` to receive i a suitable actuating` handle barb" The uppercentral vportlonoif` the lever 12 above"itsdulcrurn"isv provided `with a notch1`6,` one side wall of which con- "stitutesa `stop' shoulder 17. The bracket 6 rrovided with a vertically 'slidable latch 'oi-bolt 18,1 'that is adapted to rideonfthe upper si of the arin 14 is suflieient to overbalancef the `oppositejarinand ithewheell'l?) so that the With the present structure therefore when tevndencyfoffsaidlever-sito take the-position `showninFigureV2 with the wheel'l elevated fxandithereforeit is unnecessary `to lockthe. wheel 21S-in .itsielevated position;`

the c'arislocated on thernain track `of arailjwayfthe' shiftwheelsd are obviously' elevatednand thecar 'is inoved"`along the. track on its usual wheels. L1When;lhowever, .1t is desired to shift the* car `fronrthe. track the usual llateral track sections indicated at 19 are laid,` handle bars are placed in the sockets 15 andthe wheels 13 are Vdepressed until they ride upon the rails 19, 'being locked in theseV depressed positions by theilatclies y18V engaging' behind the shoulders 17;V The car then `can beshifted to one side oi the track and when` itl'ias bee'innp'roperly `positioned the :latches 18 tare elevated and the wheels .13 allowed to rise, with respeetto` the bracketsiorcar traina" is aconseqiieiice the cross bars 8 of the brackets willn'iovefdownward- `v`ly i until they restfupon the ,trails`l 19, `whereyupon lthe carwill 'have a "solidi fixed support. Y 1 From thelforegoing, it is thoughtthatthe construction, 'operations and "inany advanta ges of thehereinjdescribed 1 invention will be' apparent to those "skill ont further' Vdeseri'pt'ibi it will be understood that various changes in the size,` shape, proportion and minor details of construe; tion niay be Yresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the ad#` vantages of thel invention. i f

What I claim is d in the :art withl l. In a car for railway trackwork, the coinbination with the supporting frame, of a transverse shift wheel carrier pivotally mounted thereon, a shift wheel journaled on the carrier and movable between an active position toV inovably support the frame and an inactive position, and a non-rotatable means other than the carrier and wheel to iixedly support the frame against travel when the wheel is in its inactive position.

2. In a car for railway trackwork, the combination with the supporting frame, of a bracket fixed thereto, a wheel carrier pivotally mounted on the bracket, and a shift wheel journaled on the carrier and movable between an active position to inovably support the frame, and an inactive position, said bracket havinzga portion adapted to rest on the track when the wheel is in its inactive position for iiXedly supporting the frame.

3. In a car for railway trackwork, the coinbination with the supporting frame, of a bracket fixed to the frame and having depending side arms and a connecting bar connecting the side arms and constituting a track-engaging` supporting shoe, a carrier arni fulcrumed in the bracket above the shoe,

and a shift wheel journaled on the carrier arm.

4;. In a car for railway trackwork, the combination with the supporting frame, of a shift wheel carrier lever fulcrunied between its ends on the frame, and a shift wheel journaled on one arm of the lever, the other arm of the lever overbalancing,r the first arm and wheel, thereby acting to normally urge the wheel to its elevated and inactive position.

5. In a car for railway traclwork, the combination with the supporting frame, of a shift wheel carrier lever fulcrumed between its ends on the frame, and a shift wheel jouriialed on one arm of the lever, the other arm of the lever being socketed for an actuating handle, and overbalancing the rst arm and wheel thereby acting to normally urge the wheel to its elevated and inactive position.

6. In a car for railway trackwoi'k, the coinbination with the supporting frame, of a bracket fixed thereto and having),` depending side arms and a cross bar connecting` the arms and consrituting a track-engaging shoe, a. lever fulcrunied in the bracket above the shoe, a shift wheel journaled on one arm of the lever, means for locking` the lever with the wheel in depressed track-engaging position, and means for urging the lever in a direction to cause the wheel to be elevated.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

IVAN S. CARPENTER. 

